Optimization of substrate and nutrient solution for organic cultivation of medicinal transplants in multicell flats

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 69-82

  Herrera, Elizabeth ^a   Tremblay, Nicolas ^b   Desroches, Bruno ^c   Gosselin, Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Div Fabrication   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aromatic plants; Fertigation; Herb; Pre plant nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED;

ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA; ARCHANGELICA; MARRUBIUM VULGARE; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0030656182     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v04n04_08     Document Type: Article

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